TY - BOOK ID - 78073139 TI - The Oedipus complex : solutions or resolutions? PY - 2018 SN - 0429907362 0429482590 1782414088 9781782414087 9781782202950 1782202951 1781815402 9781781815403 0429921594 PB - London : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Oedipus complex KW - Oedipus complex. KW - Edipus complex KW - Complexes (Psychology) KW - Electra complex KW - Mothers and sons KW - Parent and child KW - Psychoanalysis KW - Psychology, Pathological KW - Sex (Psychology) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78073139 AB - "Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex is seminal to psychoanalytic theory, but often ignored because of failure to appreciate the nuances. This book seeks to demystify this fascinating topic by exploring the theory in approachable language. In the early p. of the book the author takes us through Freud's gradual development of his theory and then moves the reader towards a different view as expressed by Melanie Klein. At the end of the first part of the book the author seeks to promulgate the thesis that there is a causal correlation between attachment theory and the Oedipus complex.In the later p. of the book the author draws on her personal experience of twenty-five years in practice as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist to present a number of case studies of patients, all of whom have suffered from an unresolved Oedipus complex. Each of these individuals had found a different temporary 'solution' to make life bearable prior to presenting in therapy, where a more permanent resolution could be worked upon.The author sets Freud's theory in its historical and sociological context, but makes the point that, as exemplified in the case studies, we need to view it differently 100 years on."--Provided by publisher. ER -